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Phase 5 - Final Preparations before Go Live

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Before proceeding to go live, perform a comprehensive review of your system settings and user-facing portals.

  • DoUser Portal Review: Conduct a final reviewwalkthrough of the User Portal to ensure youall branding, messaging, and layout elements are happy with how it is presented toexactly as intended for your customers.

  • Experience Testing: Create a test user onaccount and log in via the portal to experience the platform from the customer's perspective.

  • Payment Verification: Perform a Penny Test to confirm your payment provider integration is active and processing transactions correctly.

  • Violation Module Configuration: Verify that all Offences and Locations are correctly set up if you intend to issue citations.

  • Permit and Locker Sales: Ensure your Sales Windows are properly configured for all permits and lockers you intend to offer.

  • Enforcement Readiness: Confirm that all Lot Zones are established if your operations include parking enforcement.


Support and Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues or have concerns while completing these final preparations:

  1. Capture a clear screenshot of the specific error or area of concern.

  2. Email the screenshot and a description of the issue to support@ops-com.com.

Thoroughly testing your Sales Windows and Penny Test is critical. Do not move to a live launch until you have successfully verified that both your payment processing and permit sales workflows are fully operational.


Best Practices and Considerations

  • System Familiarity: Ensure your administrative team is comfortable navigating the system and logthat inthey have reviewed the Phase 1 Learning the Basics training materials prior to get a feel for the user experience.launch.

  • DoData aIntegrity: “PennyDouble-check Test”that toany ensureimported data from legacy systems is appearing correctly in your paymentproduction provider is working correctly.environment.

  • IfDocumentation: Maintain a list of internal contacts for your IT, Hardware, and Financial departments so you willcan bequickly issuingresolve Violations,any areissues yourthat Offencesmay andarise Locationsimmediately setfollowing up?the go-live date.

  • If you will be selling Permits or Lockers are your Sales Windows set up?
  • If you will be enforcing are your Lot Zones set up?

 If you have questions or concerns, take a screenshot and send it to support@ops-com.comcom.